#arrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wanna tear my hair out

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Honestly I think the thing that peeves me the most about the hate that Carrow gets is that you know the only reason it exists is blatant misogyny and/or Affogato worship.

For stuff like how divisive Pastry is you at least know how this image managed to cultivate in the fans’ minds. It’s bullshit, sure, and a complete failure of understanding any sort of nuance her character has, but there’s at least some semblance of understanding why some fans have an irrational grudge against her. They took all her flawed actions and personality traits and amplified them. Pastry attempted to do some bad things, yes. Again, doesn’t justify any of the hate she gets, but there’s at least an inkling of something - anything - there that could explain it besides ‘woman bad’ or ‘she tried to hurt my husbando :(’ It usually goes in tandem with these, but at least there’s the possibility someone out there doesn’t like Pastry simply because of failing to understand any of her character and not blatant woman hate or worshipping the ground Red Velvet stands on.

But Carrow? Carrow did literally nothing to spark any animosity towards her. Affogato was the instigator in literally all conflict between the two of them. Her violence towards him could practically be considered self-defense with all the stuff he’s attempted to do to her, from ruining her reputation to basically trying to indirectly get her killed by banishing her away from the Citadel. Yet somewhere along the road Affogato fanatics warped this narrative so heavily to the point her character isn’t even recognizable. ‘She was mean to Affogato so she sucks’ BITCH?? Your innocent coffee ice cream bean tried to literally ruin her life solely for his personal gain. She’s absolutely justified in hating his guts. He did so much worse to her than she ever did to him and yet the instant she fights back it somehow makes her the bad guy? And keep in mind other characters - male characters - like Dark Cacao and Crunchy Chip throw just as much vitriol towards Affogato yet for some reason are never targeted for this. Wow, it’s almost like this fanbase is rampantly misogynistic.